22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

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22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(A)

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23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

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23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”(A)

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Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

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This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(A)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(A) may be built up(B)

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And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

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To the Church in Sardis

“To the angel[a] of the church in Sardis(A) write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[b](B) of God and the seven stars.(C) I know your deeds;(D) you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
  2. Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit